On Thu, Dec 07, 2017 at 09:14:31AM +0100, Christian Couder wrote: > > I do think it may make sense for > > the "short" one to use NULL, like: > > > > skip_to_optional_val(arg, "--relative, &arg) > > > > but maybe some other callers would be more inconvenienced (they may have > > to current NULL back into the empty string if they want to string > > "--foo" the same as "--foo="). Oof, I lost all ability to type in that last sentence. :) It looks like you deciphered my meaning, though. > I discussed that with Junio and yeah there are many callers that want > "--foo" to be the same as "--foo=". Yeah, if this is the only case, then just calling the "_default" variant with NULL for this instance makes sense to me. > By the way I wonder if "--relative=" makes any sense, and if we should > emit a warning or just die in this case. I also wondered about that. It does function as "relative to the root of the tree". But of course if you want that you can just omit "--relative". Still, it could be a minor convenience for somebody who is filling in "--relative" in a script. That's reaching, I think, but I don't see any particular reason to _forbid_ it (especially since it has worked for many years). -Peff
